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INSCRIPTIONS FROM GRAVESTONES 



IN THE 



OLD NORTH CEMETERY, 



TRURO. jVTASS. 



From 1713 to 1840. 



HY JOHN B. DYER, TOWN CLERK OF TRURO, MASS. 
FOR JOSIAH L. LOMBARD OF CHICAGO,' ILL, 



PBOVINCETOWN, MASS.: 

1897. 



INSCRIPTIONS FROM GRAVESTONES 



IN THE 



OLD NORTH CEMETERY, 



TRURO, m:^ss. 



From 1713 to 1840. 



BY JOHN B. DYER, TOWN CLERK OF TRURO, MASS. 
FOR JOSIAH L. LOMBARD OF CHICAGO, ILL. 



PROVINCETOWN, MASS.: 

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1897. 






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INSCRIPTIONS FROM GRAVESTONES 

IN THE 

OLD NORTH CEMETERY, TRURO, MASS. 

1713 TO 1840. 



^BBOTT, William, one of the crew of Sch. Rachel, 

drowned Nov. 20, 1798. 
Adams, Abigail, consort of Dr. Samuel, died July 8, 1774, 

in 24th yr. 
Infant son of Dr. Samuel, died July 31, 1774, aged 

4 weeks, 1 day. 
Atkins, Silas, died Apr, 17, 1816, in 84th yr. 

Lydia, relict of Silas, died Nov. 17, 1816, in 85th yr. 
Isaiah, son of Silas, died Apr. 5, 1785, in 22d yr. 
Benjamin, died Jan. 20, 1797, in 70th yr. 
Ruth, wife of Benjamin, died June 20, 1814, in 

82d yr. 
Josiah D., drowned off Race Point, Sept. 29, 1825, 

aged 25 yrs, 6 mos. 
Jane, died Dec. 23, 1834, aged 49 yrs. 
Ephraim, husband of Jane, lost at sea, Apr. — , 1825, 

aged 47 yrs. 
Abigail, died Aug. 27, 1825, aged 56 yrs. 
Samuel, died Dec, 6, 1834, aged 88 yrs. 
Mehitable, wife of Samuel, died July 11, 1827, 

aged 78 yrs. 
Capt. James L., died Nov. 24, 1821, aged 34 yrs. 
Joseph, died Aug. 18, 1798, in 72d yr. 



INSCRIPTIONS FROM GRAVESTONES 

Atkins, Sarah, wife of Joseph, died June 13, 1806, in 

72d yr. 
Jemiraah, wife of Joseph, died Oct. 7, 1757, in 

28th yr. 
Ruth, wife of Samuel, died Dec. 3, 1789, in 34th yr. 
Samuel, son of Samuel and Ruth, died Aug. 24, 

1775, aged 1 yr. 7 days. 
Isaiah, died Apr. 17, 1752, in 28th yr. 
Joshua, died Mar. 21, 1790, in 89th yr. 
Abigail, wife of Joshua, died Sepr. 16, 1793, in 

55th year. 
Sara, dau. of Joshua and Abigail, died Feb. 21, 

1777, in 4th yr. 
Rebeccah, wife of Joshua, died Nov. 25, 1776, in 

73d yr. 
Isaiah, died Apr. 3, 1782, in 79th yr. 
Hannah, wife of Isaiah, died Mar. 21, 1783, in 

. 77th yr. 
John, son of Isaiah and Hannah, drowned Sept. 4, 

1754, in 25th yr. 
Nathaniel, died Nov. 26, 1769, in 39th yr. 
Jonah, died Mar. 9, 1816, in 50th yr. 
Sarah, wife of Benjamin, died Nov. 16, 1759, in 

• 32d yr, 
Martha, wife of Joshua, Jr., died Mar. 31, 1758, in 

32d yr. 
Edwin, son of Joshua and Sally, died May 13, 1815, 

aged 4 months. 
Mary, dau. of Ira, died Mar.—, 1744, aged 14 days. 
I. A. (No other inscription.) 
Jerusha, wife of Shubael, died Aug. 13, 1836, aged 

88 yrs. 
Atwood, Joanna, wife of Nathaniel, died Aug. — , 1742, in 

25th yr. 
Tamsin, wife of Joshua, Sr., died May 15, 1836, 

aged 60 yrs., 7 mos., 20 days. 



OLD NORTH CEMETERY, TRURO, MASS. 

Atwood, Phebe A.,dau. of Joshua and Tamsin, died Feb. 23, 

1838, aged 18 yrs., 6 mos. 
Attwood, Ruth, wife of Joshua, died July 25, 1776, in 

24th yr. 
Armstrong, Infant son of Edward and Hannah, died 

Sept. 18, 1836. 
Avary, Job, died Nov. 6, 1815, aged 67 yrs. 

Jerusha, widow of Job, died May 18, 1836, aged 

83 yrs. 

Avery, Rev. John, died Apr. 23, 1754, in 69th yr. of his 

age and 44th year of his ministry, and first 

pastor ordained in Truro. 
Ruth, wife of Rev. John, died Oct. 1, 1732, in 

46th yr. 
Ruth, second wife of Rev. John, died Nov. 1, 1745, 

in 51st yr. 
John, died Sept. 24, 1819, aged 75 yrs. 
Hannah, wife of John, died Oct. 27, 1834, aged 

84 yrs. 

John, son of John, died June 21, 1804, aged 28 yrs. 
Job, son of John, lost at sea, Oct. 7, 1810, aged 

20 yrs. 
Ambroes, son of John, lost at sea Apr. — , 1812, 

aged 18 yrs. 
Job, died Jan. 2, 1785, aged 63 yrs. 
Ayres, Betsey, wife of Dr. Jason, died Dec. 12, 1831, aged 

62 yrs. 
John, son of Jason and Betsey, died Apr. 4, 1816, 

aged 15 months. 
Horace, died Apr. 19, 1817, aged 21 yrs. 



gAKER, Mary Jane, dau. of Peter J. and Joanna, died 
Oct. 17, 1834, aged 3 mos., 12 days. 
John Harden, son of John H. and Almira, died 
Dec. 20, 1830, aged 3 mos., 20 days. 



INSCRIPTIONS FROM GRAVESTONES 

Barker, Rmth, wife of Daniel, died June 22, 1794, in 21 st yr. 
Nathaniel, son of Elisha and Prudence, died Dec. 
24, 1727, aged 20 days. 
Brown, Hannah, widow of James, died Mar. 6, 1773, aged 
2.5 yrs. 
Phebe, wife of Samuel Hinckley, died June 1, 1795, 
in 23d yr. 
Bassett, Susannah, wife of Samuel, died Sept. 11, 1755, in 
33d yr. 



^HANDLER, Joseph, lost at sea, Feb. — , 1829, aged 

28 yrs. 
Mehitable, wife of Joseph, died Sept. 23, 1840, 

aged 38 yrs. 
Coan, Samuel, died Dec. 15, 1808, in 43d yr. 

Abraham, son of Samuel and Betsey, killed in an 

encounter with the natives of the Feejee Is- 
lands, , 1812. 

Benjamin, son of Samuel and Betsey, drowned at 

sea Dec. 3, 1815, in 22d yr. 
John Sellew, son of John and Hannah, died Sept. 

25, 1833, aged 23 yrs. 
Christian, widow of Abraham, died May 11, 1816, 

aged 76 yrs. 
Capt. Shubfiel, drowned May 2, 1799, aged 34 yrs., 

8 moH. ^ 

Abraham Dyer, son of Abraham and Christian, 

died Aug. 7, 1784, in 7th yr. 
Peter, son of Abraham and Christian, died at sea, 

Mar. 7, 1784, in 22d yr. 
Abraham, died June 9, 1794, in 60th yr. 
Betsy, wife of Samuel, died Dec. 12, 1821, aged 

27 yrs. 
Cobb, John, son of Thomas and Ruth, died Oct. 6, 1759, in 

2d yr. 



OLD NORTH CEMETERY, TRURO, MASS. 

Cobb, John, son of Thomas and Ruth, died Dec. 23, 1757, 

in 13th yr. 
Bettey, dau. of Thomas and Ruth, died Sept. 26, 

1761, in 8th yr. 
Marcy, wife of Thomas, died Dec. 2, 1759, in 

67th yr. 
Thomas, died Feb. 9, 1778, aged 76 yrs. 
Freeman, son of Thomas and Marcy, died Feb. 23, 

1758, in 30th yr. 
James, died Jan. 13, 1749, in 50th yr. 
Hannah, wife of James, died Nov. 5, 1755, in 

46th year. 
Ezekiel, son of James and Hannah, died at sea of 

small pox May 3, 1763, aged 28 yrs. 
Isaac, son of James and Hannah, died at sea , 

1751, aged 21 yrs. 
Collins, Richard, died July 8, 1768, as:ed 58 yrs., 5 mos., 

3 days. 
Sarah, widow of Richard, died Dec. 29, 1796, in 

88th yr. 
Benjamin, died Dec. 23, 1756, in 70th yr. 
Sarah, wife of Benjamin, died Apr. 2, 1759, in 

73d yr. 
Jane, wife of Jonathan, died Oct. 26, 1736, in 

24th yr. 
Elizabeth, wife of Benjamin, Jr., died Apr. 5,1771, 

in 22d yr. 
Benjamin, died Mar. 10, 1794, in 84th yr. 
AflBer, dau. of Benjamin and Rachel, died Dec. 

— , 1800, in 13th yr. 
AflSah, dau. of Michael and Tamsiu, died Nov. 20, 

1812, aged 2 mos. 
Marcey, dau. of Michael and Tamsin, died May 

13, 1817, aged 3 yrs., 3 days. 
Joseph, died Oct. 27, 1748, in 25th yr. 
Deliverance, wife of Jonathan, died Dec. 6, 1754, 

in 34th yr. 



10 INSCRIPTIONS FROM GRAVESTONES 

Collins, SilvanuB, son of Jonathan and Susanna, died Jan. 

28, 1782, aged 21 yrs., 1 mo., 4 days. 
Elizabeth L., dan. of Jesse and Betsey P., died 

Sept. 5, 1826, aged 27 days. 
Betsey, wife of Jesse, died Mar. 27, 1775, aged 

89 yrs. 3 mos., 13 days. 
Jesse, died Mar. 12, 1823, aged 58 yrs. 
Benjamin, died in Havana, July 30, 1821, aged 

24 yrs., 18 days. 
Sarah, widow of Gamaliel, died Dee. 25, 1795, aged 

73 yrs. 
Mary, wife of John, 3d, died Oct. 20, 1817, aged 

23 yrs. 
Caleb K., son of John and Mary, died Sept. 19, 

1817, aged 6 mos. 
Joseph, died June 3, 1788, in 69th year. 
Elizabeth, wife of Michael, died Dec. 6, 1779, aged 

20 yrs., 5 mos., 6 days. 
Charles, died Aug. 8, 1821, aged 6 mos., 11 days. 
Mary Ann, wife of Uapt. Israel G., died Jan. 3, 

1803, aged 22 yrs. 
Capt. John, died Nov. 6, 1839, aged 87 yrs. 
Deley, consort of Capt. John, Jr., died Jan. 20, 

1816, in 6l8t yr. 
Hannah, infant dau. of John and Delle, died Apr. 

13, 1790, aged 3 mos., 3 days. 
Hannah, dau. of John and Delle, died Aug. 9, 1784, 

aged 3 yrs., 2 mos. 
CoUings, Andrew, son of Andrew and Margery, died Jan. 

8, 1785, aged 28 yrs., 3 mos., 5 days. 

Sylvanus, died Dec. 17, 1759, in 32d yr. 

Gamabiel, died Apr. 27, 1775, in 67th yr. 

Ebenezer, son of (iamabiel, died on Mount Inde- 
pendence, Oct. 17, 1776, in 25th yr. 

Jerusha, dau. of Benjamin and Jerusha, died Dec. 

9, 175«, in 20th yr. 



OLD NORTH CEMETERY, TRURO, MASS. 11 

Collings, Marcy, died May 21, 1798, aged 44 yrs., 6 mbs. 

Ebenezer, son of Marcy, died at sea, lat. 12 o N., 

Mar. 19, 1800, aged 21 yrs., 8 mos., 22 days. 
Capt. Jouathan, died Sept. 30, 1827, aged 81 yrs. 
Susanna, wife of Jonathan, died Sept. 6, 1773, in 

54th yr. 
Jerusha, wife of Benjamin, died Dec. 1, 1788, in 

72d yr. 



Q AMON, Rev. Jude, died Nov. 19, 1828, in 78th yr. and 43d 

yr. of his ministry. 
Mary Lewis, relict of Rev. Jude, died Dec. 14,1831, 

in 76th yr. 
Josiah, son of Rev. Jude and Mary, died Feb. 19, 

1800, aged 2 yrs., 11 mos., 25 days. 
Doggett, Capt. Amos, died Oct. 13, 1737, aged 27 yrs. 
Dyer, Doctor William, died July 27, 1738, aged about 

85 yrs. 
Mary, wife of Dr. William, died Oct. 8, 1738, aged 

about 80 yrs. 
Ebenezer, died July 23, 1777, aged 82 yrs. ~ 
Ebenezer, son of Ebenezer and Hannah, died at 

South Carolina Aug. 15, 1-781, in 19th yr. 
Ebenezer, died Apr. 27, 1792, in 67th yr. 
Hannah, wife of Ebenezer, died July 1, 1783, in 

58th yr. 
Sarah, wife of Ebenezer, died Oct. 15, 1760, in 

62d yr. 
Ruth, second wife of Ebenezer, died Nov. — ,1765, 

aged 48 yrs. 
Marey, wife of Ebenezer, died Dec. — , 1786, aged 

84 yrs. 
Phebbediah, wife of Ebenezer, died Feb. 6, 1770, 

> aged 54 yrs. 
Fulk, died Sept. 20, 1814, in 82d yr. 



12 INSCRIPTIONS FROM GRAVESTONES 

Dyer, Elizabeth, wife of Fulk, died June 6, 1815, in 

77th yr. 
Paul, died May 21, 1799, aged 29 yrs., 1 mos. 
Hutte, bro. of Paul, died at New York Aug. 14, 

1781, aged 21 yrs., 1 mos. 
Hutte, died May 2, 1799, aged 17 yrs., 1 mos. 
John, bro. of Hutte, died at Jamaica, Apr. 14, 

1795, aged 27 yrs., 2 mos. 
Reuben, lost at sea Nov. 1, 1831, aged 31 yrs., 

6 mos. 
Rebekah, dan. of D;ivid and Martha, died Dec. 6, 

1806, Tged IS yrs. 
David, died Apr. 4, 1816, aged 56 yrs. 
Mary, wife of Thomas, died Jan. 19, 1773, aged 

19 yrs. 
Reuben, Jr., son of Reuben .and Milleytyer, died 

Sept. 24, 1828, aged 1 yr., 21 days. " • 
Thomas, died May 4, 1795, aged 45 yrs. 
Jerusha, dau. of Shebna and Mary, died Feb. 4, 

1771, aged 2 mos., 24 days. 
Jeruslia, dau. of Shebna and Marj', died Sept. 17, 

1775, in 3d yr. 
Widow Mary, died Nov. 26, 1799, in 80th yr. 
Samuel, died Jan. 10, 1773, in 75th yr. 
Mary, wife of Samuel, died Nov. 13, 1745, in 40th yr. 
Thankfull, wife of Ambros, died Aug. 1, 1783, in 

75th yr. 
Reuben, son of Ambros, died at New York, Apr. 13, 

1780, in 27th yr. 
Naphtali, died Sept. 1, 1817, aged 77 yrs. 
Elizabeth, wife of Naphtali, died May 7, 1836, 

aged 93 yrs. 
Elisha, died Sept. 8, 1791, aged 60 yrs., 10 mos., 
■^ 14 dayH. 
Widcrw Hannah, consort of Elisha, died Feb. 5, 

1813, aged 84 yrs. 



OLD NORTH CEMETERY, TRURO, MASS. 13 

Dyer, Judah, died June 19, 1742, in 41st yr. 

Caleb, died Apr. 16, 1759, aged 25 yrs., 7 mos., 

10 days. 
David, died Apr. — , 1752, in 33d yr. 
Marey, wife of Benjamin, died Jan. 30, 1795, in 

36th yr. 
Elizabeth, dau. of James and Esther, died Feb. 18, 

1838, aged 17 yrs., 7 mos. 
James, died Feb. 9, 1835, aged 54 yrs., 6 mos. 
Paul, died May 10, 1837, in 9l8t yr. 
Sarah, wife of Paul, died Feb. 28, 1838, aged 85 yrs. 
Patty, wife of Thomas K., died Sept. 12, 1837, in 

32d yr. 
Joshua, son of Elijah and Deliverance, died Oct. 

23, 1774, in 26th yr. 
J. D., died Sept. 16, 1744. 
Nabby, granddaughter of Jerusha Atkins, died 

Feb. 7, 1824, aged 12 yrs., 4 mos, 

gLLIOT, Capt. David, lost at sea Sept. — , 1812, aged 
28 yrs. 

pREEMAN, Capt. Constant, died May 3, 1756, aged 56 

yrs., 1 mos., 8 days. 
Jean, wife of Capt. Constant, died May 21, 1762, 

in 58th yr. 
Anne, wife of Capt. Constant, died Jan. 26, 1730, 

aged 26 yrs., 8 mos., 19 days. 
Capt. Constant, died June 8, 1745, aged 76 yrs. 

2 mos. 
Jane, wife of Capt. Constant, died Sept. 1, 1729, 

in 54th yr. 
Jane, died May 19, 1783, in 85th yr. 
Dea. Joshua, died Sept. 22, 1795, in 79th yr., 

"having faithfully served the church in the 

office of Deacon 45 yrs." 



14 INSCRIPTIONS FROM GRAVESTONES 

Freeman, Rebecca, relict of Dea. Joshua, died , 1810, 

aged 75 yrs. 
Rebecca, wife of Joshua, died May 7, 1783, aged 

66 yrs. 
Rebekah, dau. of Joshua and Rebekah, died Dec. 

23, ia32, aged 2 yrs., 9 mos. 
Cyrenius, of Harwich, drowned Apr. 4, 1785, in 

28th yr. 



QIPSON, Michael, died Sppt. 25, 1748, in 53d yr. 

Green, Sarah Frances, dau. of Isaac and Betsey, died 

Oct. 5, 1837, aged 1 yr., 9 days. 
James Williams, son of Isaac and Betsey, died 

Sept. 18, 1840, aged 8 mos., 16 days. 
Gross, Micah, died Oct. 8, 1753, in 68th yr. 

Mrs. Mary, died Oct. 10, 1795, aged 74 yrs. 
Hannah, widow of Micah, died Jan. 13, 1758, in 

54th yr. 
Mary, wife of Micah, died July 16, 1724, in 35th yr. 
Lydia, wife of Israel, died Nov.—, 1796, in 65th yr. 
Israel, died Oct, 19, 1788, in 7l8t yr. 
Elizabeth, wife of Israel, died May 25, 1761, in 

48th yr. 
Capt. Jaozaniah, died May 30, 1816, in 46th yr. 
Elizabeth, died Dec. 12, 1790, in 27th yr. "She 

was oldest daughter of Mr. Jaazaniah Gross, 

who was lost at sea in Oct., 1769." 
Lydia, dau. of Israel and Lydia, died July 9, 1790, 

in 22d yr. 
Mary Ann, dau. of E. S. and R. P. Gross, died 

Sept. 11, 1833, aged 2 yrs., 5 mos., 11 days. 
Jonah,'Jr., died Sept. 30, 1786, aged 32 yrs., 16 days. 
Joseph, died Mar. 8, 1799, in 26th yr. 
Two brothers of Joseph Gross, lost at sea about 

the 22d of Oct., 1769. 



OLD NORTH CEMETERY, TRURO, MASS. 16 

GrosB, Jaazaniah, died May 5, 1819, in 23d yr. 

Isaac Snow, son of Jaazaniah and Anna, died 

Mar. 24, 1803, aged 1 yr., 1 mos., 15 days. 
John, died Jan, 12, 1825, aged 79 yrs. 
Susannah, relict of Oapt. John, died Oct. 22, 1828, 

aged 70 yrs. 
Sarah, wife of John, died Sept. 29, 1783, in 37th yr. 
Bethiah, widow of Hincks, died Jan. 5, 1789, in 

82d yr. 
Apphiah, wife of Samuel, died Aug. 4, 1774, in 

27th yr. 
Grozer, John, died Dec. 24, 1770, in 38th yr. 

Mercy, widow of John, died Apr. 26, 1817, aged 

84 yrs. 
Marcy, dau. of John and Marcy, died Mar. 24, 

1759, aged 1 yr., 9 mos. 
William, died Nov. 30, 1786, in 25th yr. 
Mehitable, died Nov. 4, 1799, aged 1 yr., 8 mos., 

9 days. 
Bethiah, wife of John, died May 8, 1822, aged 

28 years. 

HARDEN, Nathaniel, died Aug. 1, 1741, in 64th yr. 

Hannah, wife of Nathaniel, died Apr. 11, 1724, 

aged 43 yrs., 2 mos. 
Harding, Bethiah, wife of Richard Collings Harding, died 

Mar. 23, 1779, in 23d yr. 
Minah, dau. of Richard Collings and Bethiah, 

died Mar. 25, 1778, aged 2 yrs., 3 mos. 
Infant son of Benjamin and Phebe, died Oct. 12, 

1800, aged 12 days. 
Ephraim, son of Ephraim and Sarah, died Apr. 20, 

1763, in 9th yr. 
Jonathan, died Feb. 23, 1828, aged 82 yrs. 
Capt. Jonathan, son of Jonathan, died at St. 

Pierre, Martinique, , 1809, aged 31 yrs. 



10 INSCRIPTIONS FROM GRAVESTONES 

Harding, Nehemiah, son of Jonathan, drowned at sea, 
Aug. 12, 1812, aged 26 yrs. 
Nathaniel, son of Jonathan, died at sea Apr. 29, 

1820, aged 22 yrs. 
Capt. Jeremiah, died Sept. 12, 1804, in 25th yr. 
Reuben, son of Jonathan anJ Ruth, died Mar. 27, 

1800, aged 2-4 yrs, 
Jemima, dau. of Jonathan and Ruth, died May 2, 

1800, in 8th yr. 
Ruth, wife of Jonathan, died Apr. 29, 1800, in 

46th yr. 
Hannah, wife uf Jess — (broken off), died Apr. — 

1766, in 29th yr. 
James, died June 29, 1751, in 21st yr. 
Nathaniel, Jr., died Mar. 1, 1747-8, in 42d yr. 
Sarah, dau. of Nehemiah and Sarah, died Mar. 29, 

1773, aged 14 mos. 

Jonathan, died , 1752, (age broken off). 

Hulday, wife of Jonathan, died Apr. 27, 1748, 

aged 36 yrs. 
Lot, died Oct. 29, 1802, aged 81 yrs. 
Tumesin, wife of Lot, died Sept. 18, 1793, in 

70th yr. 
Nathaniel, son of Nathaniel, died atsea, , 1794, 

aged 26 yrs. 
Priscilla, died Sept. 26, 1758, in 20th yr. 
Huldah, died Sept. 6, 1775, in 17th yr. 
Mary, wife of Jeremiah, died Aug. 19, 1829, aged 

25 yrs. 
Dea. Ephraim, died Oct. 30, 1821, in 89th yr. 
Sarah, wife of Dea. Ephraim, died Jan. 20, 1821, 

in 87th yr. 
Mary, wife of Jeremiah, died Aug. 19, 1829, aged 

25 yrs. 
Benjamin, died Mar. 28, 1818, aged 52 yrs., 3 mos., 
Nehemiah, died Apr. 27, 1794, aged 19 yrs. 



OLD NORTH CEMETERY, TRURO, MASS. 17 

Hatch, Joseph, son of John and Tabitha, died Sept. 3, 

1733, aged 16 days. 
Samuel, 1740, \ 

Elizabeth, 1747, V (On one stone. No ages given.) 
George, 1751, ) 
Higgins, Joseph, died Nov. 20, 1816, aged 45 yrs. 

Joseph, son of Joseph and Mercy, died Mar. 15, 

1816, aged 12 yrs., 10 mos. 
Mercy Paine, dau. of Joseph and Mercy, died Apr. 

7, 1818, aged 12 yrs., 7 mos. 
Richard, died Nov. 4, 1791, in 56th yr. 
Sarah, wife of Richard, died Feb. 20, 1827, aged 

81 yrs. 
Joseph, son of Joseph, died July 23, 1802, aged 

1 yr., 7 mos., 9 days. 
Hinckley, Phebe, died Dec. 31, 1799, in 70th yr. 

Joshua, son of Joshua and Thankful, died July 30, 

1824, in 9th yr. 
Solomon, son of Benjamin and Dinah, died Sept. 

15, 1794, aged 5 yrs., 4 mos., 24 days. 
Dorcas, dau. of Benjamin and Dinah, died Nov. 2, 

1793, aged 20 yrs. 
Joshua, died Apr. 7, 1816, aged 36 yrs., 12 days. 
Thankful, dau. of Benjamin and Dinah, died June 

17, 1797, aged 25 yrs., 8 mos., 15 days. 
Benjamin, died May 24, 1824, aged 81 yrs. 
Dinah, wife of Benjamin, died Nov. 12, 1824, in 

74lh yr. 
Hodgkins, Zacariah, lost from Sch. Rachel, Nov. 20, 1798. 
Hopkins, Constant, died Mar. 28, 1817, aged 70 yrs. 

Elizabeth, wife of Constant, died Oct. 24, 1835, 

aged, 78 yrs. 
Sarah, wife of Jonathan, died Feb. 21, 1773, aged 

21 yrs. 
William, died Sept. 25, 1839, aged 27 yrs., 21 days. 
Polly, dau. of William and Polly, died Nov. 27, 

1828, aged 18 yrs., 19 days. 



18 INSCRIPTIONS FROM GRAVESTONES 

Hopkins, Margaret, wife of Samuel P., died Aug. 7, 1838, 

aged 26 yrs., 4 mos. 
Margaret G., dau. of Samuel and Margaret, died 

Sept. 22, 1838, aged 7 weeks. 
Phebe, consort of Capt. Constant, died Apr. 11, 

1798, aged 78 yrs. 
Capt. Constant, died June 15, 1800, aged 80 yrs. 
Capt. Michael, Jr., drowned at sea, Dec. 16, 1832, 

aged 28 yrs. 
ThankfuU, died Aug. 14, 1775, aged 16 yrs. 
Thomas, died Aug. 19, 1761, in Slst yr. 
Elizabeth, consort of Capt. Michael, died Jan. 24, 

1840, aged 72 yrs. 
Samuel, died June 19, 1820, aged 94 yrs. 
Peggy? wife of Samuel, died Sept. 18, 1803, iti 

71st yr. 
Peggy, dau. of Samuel and Peggy, died Oct. 8, 

1774, aged 15 yrs. 
Jeremiah, son of Samuel and Peggy, died at New 

York , 1780, aged 23 yrs. 

Samuel, son of Samuel and Peggy, died at New 

York , 1783, aged 18 yrs. 

Michael, son of Michael and Elizabeth, died Oct. 

8, 1800, aged 4 mos., 8 days. 
Infant dau. of Michael and Elizabeth, died , 

aged 9 days. 
Priscilla, dau. of Isaac and Lydia, died June 16, 

1796, aged 16 yrs., 5 mos., 16 days. 
Samuel, died June 11, 1829, aged 25 yrs. 
Caleb, a soldier of the Revolution, died Dec. 8, 

1836, aged 94 yrs. 
Thankful, wife of Caleb, died Apr. 16, 1816, aged 

70 yrs. 
C. H. (on foot stone. Head stone gone.) 

Caleb, lost at sea , 1837, aged 31 yrs. 

Hughes, Capt. John, died May 2, 1799, aged 47 yrs., 8 mos. 



OLD NORTH CEMETERY, TRURO, MASS. 19 

Hughes, Racliel, relict of Capt. John, died Feb. 12, 1836, 
aged 78 yrs. 
Atkins, lost at sea, Apr. — , 1828, aged 32 yrs. 

KENNY, Deborah, wife of John Kenny, died Mar. 16, 

1814, aged 33 yrs. 
Keturah, wife of John Kenny, Sr., died Aug. 5, 

1796, aged 61 yrs., 2 mos., 28 days. 
Kilburn, Eleazer P., son of Edward O, and Phebe, died 

Sept. 15, 1823, aged 1 yr., 11 mos., 15 days. 
Knowles, Phebe, wife of Paul, died June 23, 1748, in 49th yr. 
Marey, wife of Paul, died Jan. 29, 1761, in 50th yr. 
Isaiah, son of Paul and Hannah, died June 5, 1803, 

aged 6 mos., 18 days. 
Jemima, wife of Caleb, died Jan. 8, 1796, aged 29 

yrs., 7 mos., 9 days. 
Capt. Caleb, died at sea, Oct. 8, 1806, in 41st yr. 
Caleb, son of Caleb, died Sept. 8, 1814, in 22d yr. 
Joshua, died May 7, 1779, in 49th yr. 
Mary, widow of Joshua, died June 12, 1801, aged 

66 yrs. 
Nathaniel, son of Joshua and Mary, died at sea, 

June 18, 1783 in 26th yr. 
Paul, Sr., died Sept. 12, 1802, in 74th yr. 
Silas, died Mar. 30, 1816, aged 22 yrs. 
Silas, died at sea, Sept. 6, 1799, aged 36 yrs. 
Joshua, died Mar. 8, 1822, aged 67 yrs. 
Miss Sarah, died Apr. 24, 1816, aged 50 yrs. 
Sally, wife of Jesse, died Mar. 28, 1816, aged 40 yrs. 
Rebeccah L., dau. of Jesse and Sally, died Mar. 28, 

1816, aged 15 mos., 11 days. 

LEWES, John, died Apr. 5, 1754, in 66th yr. 

Dinah, wife of George, died Apr. 19, 1794, aged 

72 yrs. 
Sarah, dau. of John and Elizabeth, died Nov. 17, 

1726, in 10th yr. 



20 INSCRIPTIONS FROM GRATESTONES 

Lewis, Elizabeth, dau. of John and Elizabeth, died Sept. 

13, 1734, in 12th yr. 
Elizabeth, wife of John, died Oct. 21, 1757, in 

64th yr. 
George, died Mar. 21, 1809, in 89th yr. 
Thomas, died Aug. 6, 1773, in 35th yr. 
Elizabeth, died Nov. 6, 1741, in 20th yr. 
Hannah, wife of Joseph, died May 5, 1771, aged 

21 yrs. 
Eleazer, died June 10, 1836, aged 90 yrs. 
Joseph, son of Eleazer, lost at sea, Apr. — , 1825, 

on his pasaago to Grand Banks, aged 25 yra. 
Sarah, wife of Eleazer, died Sept. 26, 1831, aged 

72 yrs. 
Sarah C., dau. of Thomas and Elizabeth, died 

May 29, 1834, aged 1 yr., 9 mos., 13 days. 
Ann S., dau. of Thomas and Elizabeth, died Oct. 

17, 1838, aged 5 mos., 17 d lys. 

Benjamin, died , 1801, aged 19 yrs. 

Eleazer, died , 1815, aged 38 yrs. 

Lombard, Jedidiah, died Sept. 12, 1739, in 71st yr. 

Hannah, wife of Jedidiah, died Apr. 25, 1743, in 

67th yr. 
Eben> zer, died June 19, 1767, in 62d yr. 
Elizabeth, wife of James, died Oct. 5, 1771, in 

64th yr. 
James, died Sept. 12, 1769, aged 65 yrs. 
James, son of Ephraim and Mehitabel, died June 

28, 1777, aged 3 mos. 
James, son of Ephraim and Mehitabel, died Aug. 

12, 1785, aged 9 mos. 
Mehetable, wife of Capt. Ephraim, died Sept. 24, 

1785, aged 30 yrs. 
Ephraim, died Dec. 4, 1801, aged 87 yrs. 
Joanna, wife of Ephraim, died Nov. 14, 1809, aged 

85 yrs. 



OLD NORTH CEMETERY, TRURO, MASS. 21 

Lombard, Lewis, died Oct., 19, 1814, in 74th yr. 

Elizabeth, wife of Lewis, died Sept. 30, 1818, in 

87th yr. 
Capt. James, died Feb. 8, 1817, in 48bh yr. 
Joseph A., son of Capt. Lewis and Elizabeth, died 

Mar. 30, 1816, aged 3 yrs., 4 mos. 
James, son of David and Anna, died Oct. 5, 1822, 

aged 1 yr. 
Metilda A., dau. of Lewis and Elizabeth, died 

Apr. 11, 1822, aged 6 yrs, 
Hannah, dau. of Lewis and Sarah, died Aug. 27, 

1743, aged 15 days. 
Sarah, dau. of Ebenezer and Bethiah, died Dec. 

20, 1735, in 3d yr. 
Sarah, dau. of Ebenezer and Bethiah, died June 

— , 1739, aged 3 weeks. 
John, son of Ebenezer and Bethiah, died Sept. 9, 

1748, in 21st yr. 
Sarah, wife of Lewis, died Feb. 25, 1750-51, in 

36th yr. 
Sarah, wife of Lewis, died Jan. 3, 1758, in 28th yr. 
Hannah, wife of Lewis, died May 12, 1767, in 

4l8t yr. 
Rebekah. wife of Cornelius, died Sept. 5, 1790, in 

37th yr. 
Bethiah, wife of John, died Nov. 13, 1786, in 

73d yr. 
Simon, son of Capt. Thomas, died May 4, 1725, in 

24th yr. 
Mary, wife of Thomas, died Oct. 22, 1776, aged 

22 yrs. 
John, died Oct. 6, 1738, in 63d yr. 
Rebekah, widow of John, died Feb. 8, 1785, in 

44th yr. 
Sarah, wife of John, died Nov. 20, 1762, in 34th yr. 
Daniel, died Jan. 13, 1797, in 44th yr. 



22 INSCRIPTIONS FROM GRAVESTONES 

Lombard, Taraesin, wife of Daniel, died Nov. 22, 1794, aged 

37 yrs. 
Thomas, lost at sea May 20, 1819, in 33rd yr, 
James, died in New Orleans June 5, 1819, in 27th yr. 
Hannah, consort of Israel, Jr., died Dec. 30, 1806, 

in 24th yr. 
Infant of Hannah, died Dec. 27, 1806. 
Israel, Esq., died Apr. 26, 1821, aged 46 yrs. 
Israel, died June 19, 1825, aged 77 yrs. 
Elizabeth, wife of Lewis, died Apr. 12, 1826, aged 

47 yrs., 9 mos. 
Capt. Solomon, died June 30, 1793, in 32d yr. 
John, son of Capt. Solomon, died July 24, 1788, 

aged 5 days. 
Hannah, dau. of Solomon and Sarah, died Oct. 20, 

1735, in 4th yr. 
Sarah, dau. of Solomon and Sarah, died Sept. 21, 

1747, in 18th yr. 
Hezekiah, son of Solomon and Sarah, died Oct. 

25, 1747, aged 13 mos. 
Ebenezer, son of Solomon and Sarah, died July 

23, 1744, aged 4 mos. 
Still-born son, twin with Ebenezer, son of Solo- 
mon and Sarah, Mch. 26, 1744. 
Mary, wife of Samuel and daughter of Barnabas 

Paine, Esq., died Oct. 4, 1758, aged 26 yrs., 

8 mos., 7 days. 
Betsey, died Mar. 24, 1816, aged 19 yrs. 
Jemima, wife of Israel, died Dec. 31, 1805, in 

54th yr. 
Thankfull, wife of Caleb, died June 30, 1763, aged 

25 yrs. 
Elizabeth, died Dec. 15, 1793, in 70th yr. 
Beny, died in West Indies, Jan. 3, 1794, in 

23d yr. 
Thomas, died Apr. 20, 1779, in 81st yr. 



OLD NORTH CEMETERY, TRURO, MASS. 23 

Lombard, Elizabeth, widow of Thomas, died May 21, 1787, 
in 85th yr. 
Peter, died Jan. 14, 1765, aged about 26 yrs. 

Daniel, lost at sea , 1800, in 23d yr. 

M. L. (nothing else.) 
Lomber, Lewis, died July 18, 1773, aged 62 yrs. 
Lumbard, Capt. Thomas, died Nov. 3, 1736, in 66th yr. 

Thankful, dau. of James, Jr., and Thankful, died 
Mar. 28, 1759, in 3d yr. 
Long, Charles H., son of Capt. William and Sarah, died 
Feb. 19, 1838, aged 2 yrs., 9 mos., 21 days. 

/y^ATTHEWS, Mary, died June — , 1784, in 86th yr. 

Marcy Chauncy, died Nov. 8, 1827, aged 27 yrs., 

8 mos. 

Mayo, James, died Dec. 10, 1756, in 24th yr. 

Hope, wife of Noah, died June 11, 1780, in 48th yr. 
Mayrick, Anne, wife of Elder John, died Nov. 14, 1745, in 

7l8t yr. 
McAlpin, Elizabeth, grand daughter of Job and Jane 

Every, died Mar. 2, 1783, in 18th yr. 
Merchant, Stephen W., drowned from sch. Rachel, Nov. 

20, 1798. 
Merry, Elder John, died Apr. 18, 1763, in 74th yr. 
Mulford, Jemimah, dau. of Thomas and Mary, died Dec. 
23, 1722, in 17th yr. 
Mary, wife of Elder Thomas, died Jan. 29, 1741-2, 

in 76th yr. 
Elder Thomas, died Sept. 14, 1747, in 82d yr. 
Mary, wife of Thomas, died Oct. 16, 1747, in 32d yr. 
Thomas, died Apr. 27, 1749, in 46th yr. 

psJEEDHAM, James M., died Aug. 20, 1839, aged 10 mos., 

9 days. 

Newcomb, Hannah, wife of Jesse, Jr., died Aug. 12, 1780, 
in 45th yr. 



24 INSCRIPTIONS FROM GRAVESTONES 

Newcomb, Sarah, died Oct. 1, 1745, in 17th yr. 
Andrew, died Dec. 9, 1748, in 68th yr. 
Nye, Mary, dau. of Silvanus and Mary, died Apr. 30, 1817, 
aged 3 yrs., 4 mos. 
Silvanus, son of Silvanus and Mary, died July 25, 

1820, aged 13 days. 
Silvanus, died Aug. 27, 1820, aged 41 yrs., 5 mos. 

QLIVER, David, died Jan. 27, 1724-5, aged 55 yrs. 

pAIN, Joshua, son of Joshua and Anna, died July 30, 

1791, aged 10 mos. 
Joshua, drowned Sept. 21, 1791, aged 28 yrs., 

11 mos. 
Paine, Hannah, wife of Capt. Tliomas, died July 24, 1713, 

in 52d yr. 
Thomas, Esq., died June 23, 1721, in 65th yr. 
Jonathan, died May 23, 1752, in 67th yr. 
Mary, relict widow of Jonathan, died May 17, 1760, 

in 79th yr. 
Sarah, wife of Jonathan, died Feb. 11, 1718-19, in 

29th yr. 
Dea. Moses, died 1764 (on foot stone.) 
Margery, wife of Dea. Moses, died July 10, 1749, 

in 54th yr. 
Susanna, dau. of Moses and Margery, died Mar. 8, 

1748-9, in 21st yr. 
Major Thomas, Esq., "one of the elders of the 

Church of Christ in Truro," died Apr. 15, 1745, 

in 64th yr. 
Mrs. Sarah, died Oct. 12, 1758, in 29th yr. 
Thankfull, widow of Major Thomas, Esq., died 

Apr. 7, 1771, in 84th yr. 
Rebecca, dau. of Richard and Phebe, died Oct. 16, 

1735, in 6th yr. 



OLD NORTH CEMETERY, TRURO, MASS. 25 

Paine, Bettey, dau. of Richard and Phebe, died Oct. 8, 

1735, in 4th yr. 
Mary, wife of Phinehas, died Apr. 30, 1781, aged 

55 yrs. 
Reliance, wife of Elkanah, died June 12, 1757, in 

58th yr. 
Still-born, twin, son of Jonathan and Hannah, 

Nov. 23, 1754. 
Sarah, dau. of Moses and Margery, died Apr. 23, 

1733, in 11th yr. 
Sergent Hugh, died Nov. 28, 1748, in 33d yr. 
James, died Apr. 2, 1734, in 22d yr. 
Joshua, died May 25, 1782, in 50th yr. 
Elizabeth, wife of Joshua, died Nov. 6, 1804, aged 

65 yrs. 
Elkanah, Jr., died Apr. 7, 1769, in 15th yr. 
Elisha, lost at sea Mar. 17, 1769, in 23d yr. 
Isaiah, lost at sea. (No other facts given.) 
Betsey, dau. of Isaiah, died Feb. 3, 1798, aged 

3 yrs. 
Thomas, son of Daniel and Betty, died Aug. 10, 

1769, in 14th yr. 
Daniel, died Jan. 25, 1785, in 69th yr. 
Mary, widow of Elkanah, died June 5, 1790, in 

69th yr. 
Eleazer, son of Jesse and Betsey, died June 7, 

1830, aged 1 yr., 8 mos., 18 days. 
Jedediah, son of Jedediah and Hannah, died at 

sea Aug. 21, 1790, aged 24 yrs. 
Hannah, widow of Jedediah, died June 19, 1796, 

aged 50 yrs. 
Eliakim, son of Jedediah and Hannah, lost at sea 

1794, aged 22 yrs. 
Richard, died Sept. 4, 1787, aged 30 yrs. 
Jonathan, son of Jonathan and Hannah, died at 

Halifax Jan. 3, 1778, aged 33 yrs. 



26 INSCRIPTIONS FROM GRAVESTONES 

Paine, Solomon, son of Jonathan and Hannah, died at 

New York July 27, 1776, aged 21 yrs. 
Jedediah, died Oct. 10, 1784, in 44th yr. 
Hannah, wife of Jonathan, died Oct. 6, 1805, aged 

85 yrs. 
Jonathan, died Apr. 5, 1761, in 50th yr. 
Barnabas, Esq., died May 25, 1768, in 63d yr. 
Mary, wife of Barnabas, Esq., died Dec. 22, 1768, 

in 62d yr. 
Daniel, died Jan. 25, 1802, in 54th yr. 
Kezia, wife of Daniel, died Sept. 9, 1801, in 46th yr. 
Martha, widow of Barnabas, died Mar. 12, 1^40, 

aged 76 yrs. 
Barnabas, died Apr. 19, 1821, aged 63 yrs. 
Richard H., son of Barnabas and Martha, died at 

sea Aug. 15, 1810, aged 22 yrs., 10 mos., 4 days. 
Elizabeth, wife of Hezekiah, died Jan. 16, 1816, in 

45th yr. 
Maletyar, wife of Thomas, died Maj' 26, 1771, 

aged 40 yrs., 10 mos. 
Joshua, died in Havana Aug. 1, 1821, aged 29 yrs. 
Ephraim, died Jan. 14, 1776, in 26th yr. 
Marj^ dau. of Thomas and Mary, died July 21, 

1748, in 15th yr. 
Thomas, died June 4, 1752, in 43d yr. 
Mary, dau. of James and Elizabeth, died May 21, 

1777, aged 2 yrs. 
Abigail, wife of Ebenezer, died June 3, 1837, 

aged 79 yrs. 
Hannah, dau. of Jonathan and Hannah, died 

June 22, 1801, aged 54 yrs. 
Elisha, died March 22, 1840, in 76th yr. 
Sarah, wife of Elisha, died Jan. 2, 1840, aged 

80 yrs. 
Elisha, Jr., drowned near the Light Oct. 2, 1833, 

aged 32 yrs. 



OLD NORTH CEMETERY, TRURO, MASS. 27 

Paine, Nathaniel, son of Elisha and Sarah, lost at sea 
, 1837, aged 34 yrs. 

Elkany, died Feb, 22, 1822, aged 45 yrs. 

Elkanah, died Nov. 14, 1822, aged 75 yrs. 
Payn, Elkenah, died June 10, 1774, in 82d yr. 
Palmer, Mary, wife of Philip, died Jan. 16, 1792, in 39th yr. 
Pendergrace, Jane S., dau. of Edward and Ruth, died May 

10, 1833, aged 4 yrs., 6 mos. 
Pike, Marcy, wife of John, died Nov. 6, 1758, in 22d yr. 

Mrs. Anna, died Feb. 25, 1760, in 25th yr. 

George, died Nov. 20, 1765, in 41st yr. 

Brother of Eliza, died — -, 1765, aged 14 mos. 

Eliza, dau. of George, died Apr. 11, 1783, aged 
22 yrs. 

Linard, died Sept. 24, 1799, aged 31 yrs. 

Deliverance, died Oct. 16, 1799, aged 29 yrs. 

John, died , 1802, in 84th yr. 

Widow Hannah, died Dec. 22, 1831, aged 96 yrs., 
1 mo. 
Purrington, Dea. Hezekiah, died Jan. 8, 1717, in 42d yr. 



I^EDLY, John, died , 1736, in 15th yr. 

Remick, Thankful, wife of Daniel, died Oct. 14, 1803, aged 

27 yrs. 
Rich, Elizabeth, wife of Samuel, died Apr. 16, 1725, in 
39th yr. 
Samuel, died May 7, 1752, in 68th yr. 
Hannah, wife of Jesse, died Apr. 13, 1772, in 

35th yr. 
Molly, widow of Joshua, died May 18, 1827, aged 

74 yrs. 
Joshua, died May 28, 1810, aged 58 yrs. 

Joshua, son of Joshua, lost at sea , aged 23 yrs. 

Jane, wife of Thatcher, died Sept. 24, 1778, in 
37th yr. 



28 INSCRIPTIONS FROM GRAVESTONES 

Ricb, Son of Thatcher and Jane (no date and age 

given.) 
Thatcher, son of Thatcher and Jane, died Oct. 4, 

1773, aged 3 yrs., 4 mos. 
Anna, wife of Uriah, died Apr. 19, 1785, in 62d yr. 
Uriah, died Nov. 3, 1802, in 79th yr. 
Capt. Elisha, died Aug. 12, 1796, aged 37 yrs. 
Salome, dau. of Obadiah and Salome, died Nov. 

23, 1785, aged 11 weeks. 
Daughter of Obadiah and Salome, died Mar. 30, 

1782, aged 3 weeks. 
Isaiah, died May 1, 1790, in 45th yr. 
Ephraim Paine, died in St. Lucia, Dec. — , 1793, in 

20th yr. 
Anna, wife of Richard, died May 11, 1753, in 

78th yr. 
Richard, died May 5, 1743, in 69th yr. 
Sylvanus, died July 3, 1755, in 35th yr. 
Mary, wife of Sylvanus, died Mar. 10, 1759, in 

42d yr. 
Ruth, consort of Zaccheus, died July 16, 1756, in 

48th yr. 
Zaccheus, died Nov. 13, 1786, in 83d yr. 
Rebecah, wife of Zaccheus, died Jan. 2, 1765, in 

32d yr. 
Huldah, dau. of Richard and Hannah, died Feb. 

19, 1741, in 5th yr. 
Abigail, wife of Zaccheus, died Aug. 10, 1796, aged 

73 yrs. 
John, died Mar. 27, 1799, in 74th yr. 
ThankfuU, wife of John, died Oct. 17, 1782, aged 

76 yrs. 
Richard, died Mar. 12, 1783, in 53d yr. 
Aquilla, died Mar. 15, 1767, in 29th yr. 
Aquilla. died Dee. 13, 1782, in 20th yr. 
Peter, died Feb. 11, 1795, in 27th yr. 



OLD NORTH CEMETERY, TRURO, MASS. 29 

Rich, Betsey, wife of John, died Mar. 24, 1816, in 76th yr. 
John, died Apr. 19, 1806, in 74th yr. 
Jane, wife of John, Jr., died Nov. 1, 1758, aged 

22 yrs. 
Obediah, died Jan. 25, 1760, in 30th yr. 
Mercy, wife of Matthias, died Oct. 30, 1758, in 

30th yr. 
Zeruiah, dau. of Snow, died Sept. 11, 1801, aged 2 

yrs., 10 mos., 12 days. 

Snow, lost at sea , 1799, in 22d yr. 

Betsey, conaort of Riohard, died Apr. 17, 1812, in 

69th yr. 
Richard, died Dec. 20, 1813, in 74th yr. 
Jenny, consort of Heman, died Nov. — , 1803, in 

40th yr. 
Capt. Heman S., died June 18, 1822, aged 57 yrs. 
Apphiah, wife of Capt. Heman S., died Jan. 12, 

1826, aged 59 yrs. 
Joseph Atkins, son of Heman S., and Apphiah, 

died in Liverpool, Dec. 2, 1821, aged 24 yrs. 
Martha, wife of Zoheth, died June 12, 1829, aged 

38 yrs., 
Daniel, son of Henry and Rebecca, drowned Nov. 

22, 1834, aged 27 yrs., 7 mos. 
Capt. Henry, died July 5, 1816, aged 45 yrs. 
Samuel, died Dec. 16, 1777, in 50th yr. 
Ridley, Thomas, died Apr. 28, 1767, in 82d yr, 

Thomas, 3d, died Aug. 1, 1777, in 32d yr. 
Rogers, Joseph, son of Thomas and Sarah, died Aug. 8, 

1728, in 13th yr. 
Sarah, wife of Thomas, died Sept. 26, 1728, in 

47th yr. 
Ryder, Samuel, died Dec. 19, 1815, aged 65 yrs. 

CALEW, Ebenezer, son of Asa and Marcy, died May 10, 
1752, aged 7 yrs. 



30 INSCRIPTIONS FROM GRAVESTONES 

Sargent, Paul Dudley, Jr., passenger, drowned from Sch. 

Rachel, Nov. 20, 1798. 
Sellew, Lewis Lumber, son of Asa and Emme, died Nov. 

17, 1816, aged 4 yrs., 8 mos. 

John H., son of Asa and Emme, lost at sea, Apr., 

— , 1828, aged 22 yrs., 6 mos. 
Capt. Asa, died Apr. 19, 1836, aged 60 yrs., 6 mos., 

24 days. 
Hannah Lombard, wife of Capt. John, died Aug. 

1, 1800, aged 44 yrs. 
Capt. John, died Dec. 21, 1820, aged 74 yrs. 
Thomas, son of John and Hannah L., died Mar. 

18, 1791. 

Lewis Lombard, son of John and Hannah L., died 

Mar. 19, 1791, aged 2 yrs. 
Ebenezer, son of John and Hannah L., died Sept. 

16, 1795, aged 14 mos. 
John, Jr., son of John and Hannah L., died Feb. 

18, 1813, aged 26 yrs. 
Thomas, lost at sea, 1828. 
Simpson, Capt. John, of Sullivan, Me., master of Sch. 

Rachel, drowned Nov. 20, 1798. 
Small, Francis, died June 17, 1794, in 74Lh yr. 

Elizabetli, wife of Francis, died Dec. 13, 1805, in 

77th yr. 
Isaac, died May 6, 1816, in 62d yr. 
Elizabeth, wife of Isaac, died May 23, 1816, in 

56th yr. 
Patty, wife of James, Esq., died May 27, 1834, 

aged 48 yrs. 
James, son of James and Patty, died June 20, 1817, 

aged 2 mos., 8 days. 
Patty, dau. of James and Patty, died Oct. 23, 1822, 

aged 9 mos., 10 days. 
Charles H., son of James and Patty, died Apr. 20, 

1825, aged 2 yrs., 20 days. 



OLD NORTH CEMETERY, TRURO, MASS. 31 

Small, Patty, dau. of Joshua and Ruth, died Feb. 8, 1829 
aged 3 yrs., 8 mos. ' ' 

Joseph, Jr., died at sea, Dec. 24, 1802, in 24th yr. 
John Small, died Feb. 19, 1806, in 80th yr. 
Sarah, wife of John, died Dec. 30, 1810, aged 

87 yrs. 
Hervey, son of Samuel and Tamesin, died Nov 

27, 1819, aged 5 yrs. 
Sarah, wife of Joseph, died Mar. 5. 1825, aged 

73 yrs. 
Joseph, died June 23, 1828, aged 78 yrs. 
John, son of John and Huldah, drowned Jaly l, 

1824, aged 11 yrs. 
Benjamin, died Dec. 7, 1805, in 22d yr. 
Joseph Jr., died at sea, Dec. 24, 1802, in 24th yr. 
Smalley, Joseph, died Jan. 3, 1773, in 77th yr. 

James, son of Francis and Elizabeth, died Feb. — , 

1773, aged 7 yrs., 2 mos. 
Lucy, widow, died June 1, 1758, in 45th yr. 
Smally, Marcy, wife of Joseph, died Aug. 2, 1733 in 

40th yr. ' 

Smith, Hannah, dau. of Gamaliel and Zeruyia, died Feb. 
27, 1769, aged 6 mos. 
Gamaliel, died May 16, 1787, in 72d yr. 
Thomas, died Apr. 4, 1752, in 32d yr. 
Joanna, wife of Thomas, died Mar. 24, 1763, in 

75th yr. ' ■ 

Thomas, died Sept. 20, 1745, in 58th yr. 
Hannah, wife of Gamaliel, died Nov. 10, 1748, in 

31st yr. 
Barzilla, died May 7, 1793, in 76th yr. 
Elizabeth, widow of Barzilla, died Dec. 2, 1802, in 

84th yr. 
Capt. Barzilla, died Jan. 25, 1810, in 63d yr. 
Widow Elizabeth, wife of Jonathan, died Nov. 25, 
1797, aged 45 yrs., 3 mos. 



32 INSCRIPTIONS FROM GRAVESTONES 

Smith, Jonathan, husband of Elizabeth, lost at sea , 

in 30th yr. 
Samuel, son of Samuel and Thankful, died May 1, 

1817, aged 9 mos. 
Mary, widow of Barzilla, died Dec. 2, 1819, aged 

71 yrs. 
Atkins, Jr., died Jan. 12, 1799, aged 19 yrs., 5 mos. 
Thomas, son of Barzilla and Elizabeth, died Nov. 

26, 1770, in 19th yr. 
Archelaus, lost at sea, 1795, aged 44 yrs. Also 

Ephraim and Thomas, sons of Archelaus and 

Sarah. 
Sarah Doan, wife of Archelaus, died Oct. 1, 1825, 

aged 68 yrs. 
Gamaliel, died Apr. 2, 1799, aged 53 yrs. 
John, son of Gamaliel, died at sea, 1794, aged 

24 yrs. 
Zereniah, wife of Capt. Gamaliel, died Aug. 13, 

1795, aged 46 yrs. 
Samuel, died Oct. 27, 1832, aged 46 yrs. 
Isaac, son of Isaac and Sally, died Dec. 22, 1832, 

aged 2 yrs., 3 mos. 
Reuben D., died Feb. 6, 1838, aged 4 mos., 11 days. 
Sarah, dau. of David and Rebekah, died Dec. 29, 

1805, aged 5 yrs., 4 mos. 
Snow, Hannah, wife of Joshua, died May 5, 1768, in 

55th yr. 
Silvanus, Esq., died Sept. 17, 1806, in 65th yr. 
Silvanus, Jr., died in London, Jan. 27, 1799, in 

23d yr. 
Solomon, died at sea, Apr. 30, 1805, in 22d yr. 
Widow Jerusha, relict of Silvanus, died Dec. 29, 

1821, aged 68 yrs. 
Mary, died Sept. 9, 1817, aged 24 yrs. 
Mrs. Deleverance, relict of Jonathan, died Feb. 

19, 1817, in 70lh yr. 



OLD NORTH CEMETERY, TRURO, MASS. 33 

Snow, Dea. Jonathan, died Nov. 13, 1801, aged 62 yrs. 

Betsey, wife of Shubael, died Aug. 6, 1814, aged 

36 yrs. 
Tamsin, dau. of Jesse and Joanna, died Apr. 11, 

1816, in 5th yr. 
Samuel, died Sept. 17, 1791, in 27th yr. 
Ruth, relict of Capt. Daniel, died Mar. 19, 1816, 

aged 71 yrs. 
Ambrous, died July 17, 1823, aged 77 yrs. 
Betsey, wife of Ambrous, died Nov. 15, 1790, in 

41st yr. 
Huldah, wife of Ambrous, died Mar. 29, 1816, aged 

69 yrs. 
Richard R., son of Ambrous, died at sea, Jan. 13, 

1809, aged 28 yrs. 
Leonard, son of Ambrous and Betty, died Jan. 2, 

1788, in 14th yr. 
Hannah, wife of Elisha, died Oct. 18, 1794, in 

54th yr. 
Widow Hannah, died Feb. 1, 1818, in 77th yr. 
Sarah, wife of David, died Oct. 13, 1758, in 20th yr. 
David, died May 25, 1792, in 60th yr. 
Benjamin, died Dec. 6, 1793, aged 19 yrs. 
Jesse, son of Dea. Jonathan and Deliverance, 

died Oct. 23, 1791, aged 1 yr., 3 mos. 

Daniel, lost at sea , 1796, in 18th yr. 

Capt. John, died in Savannah, Sept. 11, 1805, aged 

33 yrs. 
Dea. Anthony, died July 14, 1796, in 87th yr. 
Sarah, wife of Dea. Anthony, died June 4, 1769, in 

55th yr. 
Daniel, son of Daniel and Ruth, died Mar. 2, 1771, 

aged 18 mos., 16 days. 
Stephen, Jr., died Mar. 21, 1824, aged 26 yrs. 
Jane, dau. of Capt. Michael and Jane, died July 

12, 1826, aged 5 mos., 12 days. 



3-i INSCRIPTIONS FROM GRAVESTONES 

Snow, Anthony, Esq., died Apr., 3, 1816, in 72d yr. 

Tamsin, relict of Anthony, Esq., died May 16, 1816, 

in 67th yr. 
Stevens, John, died Nov. 6, 1791, in 69th yr. 
Richard, (no other inscription.) 
Richard, died Dec. 26, 1792, in 82d yr. 
Richard, grandson of Richard, drowned May 1, 

1799, in 22d yr. 
Abigal, dau. of Richard and Mary, died Feb. 9, 

1770, in 15th yr. 
David Elliott, son of Jonah and Sarah A., died 

Nov. 22, 1831, aged 2 yrs., 1 mo., 8 days. 
Jeremiah, son of Henry and Rebekah, died Apr. 

8, 1820, aged 1 yr., 8 mos. 
Hannah, wife of Jonah, died Aug. 5, 1821, aged 

43 yrs. 
Selley Sellew, dau. of Richard and Tamsin, died 

June 3, 1828, aged 8 mos., 21 days. 
Hannah, wife of Jonah, died Aug. 5, 1821, aged 

43 yrs. 
Capt. John, lost at sea, Aug. 24, 1830, aged 38 yrs., 

7 mos. 
Capt. Levi, died Mar. 16, 1829, aged 82 yrs. 
Anna, relict of Capt. Levi, died Sept. 6, 1830, 

aged 80 yrs. 
Capt. John, son of Levi and Anna, lost at sea, 

Aug. 25, 1830, aged 39 yrs. 
Steevens, Joanna, wife of John, died June 15, 1743, in 

20th yr. 



■yilOMAS, John A., son of Zephaniah and Mary, died 
May 6, 1827, aged 11 weeks, 3 days. 
Elizabeth P., dau. of Zephaniah and Mary, died 

July 22, 1825, aged 2 yrs. 
Rebecca, died Jan. 25, 1839, aged 89 yrs. 



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Treat, Joseph, son of Joseph and Mary, died Feb. 19, 1727, 

aged 6 yrs., 4 mos. 
Samuel, died Oct. 6, 1734, aged 54 yrs. 
Mulford, died Mar. 27, 1773, in 32d yr. 
Treet, Anna, dau. of Samuel and Sarah, died June 29, 

1770, in 18th yr. 
Treate, Joanna, wife of Samuel, died Dec. 26, 1720, in 

34th yr. 
Trout, Capt. Joseph of Boston, died Oct. 29, 1755, aged 

32 yrs. 

yPHAM, Rev. Caleb, died Apr. 9, 1786, in 65th yr. of his 
age and 31st yr. of his ministry. 
Mrs. Priscilla, consort of Rev. Caleb, died Jan. 8, 
1785, in 58th yr. 

yiCKERY, Hudson, son of David and Martha, died Apr. 
18, 1827, aged 2 yrs., 1 mo., 12 days. 
Dea. Jonathan, died Nov. 19, 1741, in 58th yr. 
Mary, widow of Dea. Jonathan, died Nov. 13, 
1745, in 63d yr. 

\Y' ATKINS, Hannah O., wife of Thomas Jr., died Aug. 

20, 1822, aged 54 yrs. 
John A., son of Thomas and Emina, died Feb. 7, 

1833, aged 3 yrs., 9 mos., 1 day. 
Wells, Hannah, wife of Capt. Peter, died July 24, 1780, in 

34th yr. 
Ruth, wife of John, died Apr. 27, 1790, aged 25 yrs. 
Capt. Peter, died Dec. 6, 1823, aged 79 yrs. 
Sarah, wife of Capt. Peter, died July 22, 1825, aged 

78 yrs. 

YOUNG, James, died June 18, 1750, in 66th yr. 



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